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A DIY Retro-Modern Alarm Clock for Under $10 - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/a-diy-retro-modern-alarm-clock-for-under-10-4e4e972345d8

Build your own ESPclock with a Wemos D1 mini and a 3D-printed case for a customizable, budget-friendly DIY alarm clock.

A CNC Dock for the Etch A Sketch - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/a-cnc-dock-for-the-etch-a-sketch-e4f8bf24581e

Game

Engineer Nikodem Bartnik built the "CNC A Sketch," a robotic dock using a Raspberry Pi Pico to turn images into perfect Etch A Sketch art.

The Quickest and Easiest Way to Make Neat 3D Puzzles - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/the-quickest-and-easiest-way-to-make-neat-3d-puzzles-6fbd48edc8ce

Lego
Laser

Instructables user the_real_harvey came up with a very quick and easy method for making 3D puzzles.

Using 3D Printing And Copper Tape To Make PCBs | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/01/28/using-3d-printing-and-copper-tape-to-make-pcbs/

In a recent video [QWZ Labs] demonstrates an interesting technique to use 3D printing to make creating custom PCBs rather straightforward even if all you have is a 3D printer and a roll of copper t…

The Arduino UNO, Now in Extra-Large - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/the-arduino-uno-now-in-extra-large-7a15236d9e8a

Arduino
Big

UncleStem just built a massive, fully functional Arduino UNO that is scaled up seven times its original size.

One-Dimensional Space Invaders Looks Surprisingly Fun - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/one-dimensional-space-invaders-looks-surprisingly-fun-a2f1711c9ab7

Led
Game

This 1D RGB Invaders game actually seems like more fun than regular old Space Invaders.

Audio Reactive WLED LED Lamp (ESP32 + WS2812B + 3D Printing) : 16 Steps (with Pictures) - Instructableshttps://www.instructables.com/Audio-Reactive-WLED-LED-Lamp-ESP32-WS2812B-3D-Prin/

Led
Esp32

Audio Reactive WLED LED Lamp (ESP32 + WS2812B + 3D Printing): In this project we build an Audio Reactive LED lamp inspired by the WLED logo, using an ESP32 and a 5V WS2812B strip (96 LEDs). The lamp is fully 3D printed and designed for clean, hidden internal wiring. You can either use the custom PCB with an IN…

The Perfect Minimalist LED Clock - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/the-perfect-minimalist-led-clock-49a4e4440518

ESPTimeCast is a hackable, Wi-Fi-connected LED matrix clock and weather display powered by an ESP32 or ESP8266 microcontroller.

Build Your Own Pro-Grade 3D Scanner Without the Commercial Price Tag - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/build-your-own-pro-grade-3d-scanner-without-the-commercial-price-tag-6964b9c00d30

With a Raspberry Pi and a used LiDAR sensor, an engineer built a pro-grade 3D mapping system for a fraction of the commercial cost.

The (likely?) cheapest home-made Michelson interferometerhttps://guille.site/posts/3d-printed-michelson/

Glen Akins' Tiny Traffic Lights Pack a Full-Color Display Into Each Aspect — with Wi-Fi Support, Too - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/glen-akins-tiny-traffic-lights-pack-a-full-color-display-into-each-aspect-with-wi-fi-support-too-e23d30c50317

This 3D-printed miniature traffic light set isn't your standard introductory electronics project!

Optimizing A Desktop, 3D Printed Wind Tunnel | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/01/12/optimizing-a-desktop-3d-printed-wind-tunnel/

You’ve heard of wind tunnels– get some airflow going over a thingy, put some some smoke on, and voila! Flow visualization. How hard could it be? Well, as always, the devil is in the det…

Every Page in This Book Is a Functional PCB - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/every-page-in-this-book-is-a-functional-pcb-7feb79f02d5b

Reference Circuits is a PCB-based book where every page is a live circuit you can experiment with to learn about electronics.

Reverse-Engineering The Tamagotchi IR Connection | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/01/10/reverse-engineering-the-tamagotchi-ir-connection/

The Tamagotchi Connection is a series of Tamagotchi toys that took the original portable pet concept and mixed things up with a wireless connection, which allowed you to interact with the pets of o…

The Issue With Wii U Gamepads And How To Clone Them | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/01/08/the-issue-with-wii-u-gamepads-and-how-to-clone-them/

How hard would it be to clone the Wii U gamepad, the quirky controller with its unique embedded screen? This is the question that [MattKC] faced as he noticed the complete lack of Wii U gamepad rep…

M8SBC-86 Is An FPGA-Based “Kinda PC Compatible” 486 | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/01/08/m8sbc-86-is-an-fpga-based-kinda-pc-compatible-486/

FPGA
X86

Given the technical specs of the FPGAs available to hobbyists these days, it really shouldn’t be a shock that you can implement a 486 core on one. In spite of knowing that in the technical se…

Learn How to Reverse Engineer Sub-GHz Remotes for Home Assistant - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/learn-how-to-reverse-engineer-sub-ghz-remotes-for-home-assistant-bd274dc092e5

KeenOnTech has a great video that will walk you through how to reverse engineer sub-GHz remote codes for use with Home Assistant.

Learn How to Pick Locks with this Oversized 3D-Printable Model - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/learn-how-to-pick-locks-with-this-oversized-3d-printable-model-9d9cc7e299bb

3dprint

Download this oversized 3D-printable model to understand how modern locks and lockpicking work.

THE BOOT ORDER OF THE RASPBERRY PI IS UNUSUAL! – bloghttps://patrickmccanna.net/the-raspberry-pi-boot-order-is-unusual/

Make Your Own Tires For RC Cars | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2025/12/16/make-your-own-tires-for-rc-cars/

You can buy a wide range of RC car tires off the shelf. Still, sometimes it can be hard to find exactly what you’re looking for, particularly if you want weird sizes, strange treads, or somet…